diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php b/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
index f66d55937..96384add5 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
@@ -219,6 +219,17 @@ class ListColumn
         return $this->align ? 'list-cell-align-' . $this->align : '';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a raw config item value.
+     * @param  string $value
+     * @param  string $default
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getConfig($value, $default = null)
+    {
+        return array_get($this->config, $value, $default);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns this columns value from a supplied data set, which can be
      * an array or a model or another generic collection.